Senior Engagement Manager, Medical Affairs

Description

You're driven, resourceful, and above all else - remarkably smart.

As a Senior Engagement Manager, you will serve as a trusted advisor to pharmaceutical and biotech clients, helping them elevate the role of Medical Affairs as a strategic pillar within their organization. You will lead engagements from inception to delivery, building strong relationships internally and externally, uncovering client needs, shaping strategic roadmaps, and ensuring projects are delivered with excellence - on time, on budget, and with measurable impact. You will also play a key role in developing our consulting talent and advancing the firm's market presence.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Client Leadership

• Partner directly with senior client leaders (Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access) to define engagement objectives, scope, and success criteria.
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, ensuring alignment across workstreams and proactively managing scope, risks, and deliverables.

Project & Team Management

• Oversee project execution, ensuring analytical rigor, strategic insight, and flawless delivery across all client engagements.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and resource allocation while balancing multiple priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop junior consultants, fostering their growth in technical expertise, strategic thinking, and client management.

Medical Affairs Expertise

• Shape and evaluate medical strategy for pharmaceutical brands across therapeutic areas, with a focus on launch readiness, lifecycle management, and cross-functional alignment.
• Lead projects spanning real-world evidence planning, medical and scientific communications, external stakeholder engagement strategies, field medical excellence, analytics, and training.
• Knowleldge and experience with technology & innovation e.g. use of innovative digital health tools, AI/ML in evidence generation and familiarity with platforms for medical insights and analytics.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in Medical Affairs and incorporate best practices into client solutions.
• Global experience e.g. familiar with international regulatory environments and cultural nuances impacting stakeholder engagement?

Business Development

• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities through relationship-building, thought leadership, and proactive client engagement.
• Develop compelling proposals and pitch materials for follow-on work, new offerings, or expanded programs.
• Contribute to the development of intellectual capital, case studies, and methodologies that enhance our service portfolio.

Essential Requirements

• MBA or advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, MPH preferred) with strong business acumen.
• 5+ years of experience in life sciences consulting with progressive responsibility and frequent interaction with senior leadership.
• 2+ years in a management or leadership role within a consulting or advisory environment.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering strategic Medical Affairs initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience developing and implementing medical strategy for pharmaceutical brands, ideally in both pre- and post-launch settings.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to structure complex problems, synthesize insights, and Translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Global perspective, including familiarity with international regulatory frameworks and sensitivity to cultural nuances that influence effective stakeholder engagement.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.

What We Offer
A high-impact role at the forefront of transforming Medical Affairs into a driver of value for patients, HCPs, and the business. You'll join a collaborative, mission-driven consulting team where your expertise will directly influence client outcomes and industry best practices.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $210,000 to $258,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleagues across clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy. Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.